Is it still worth it?
Hi folks, been awhile since I last posted, but I totally love this forum and have been reading several posts, albeit irregularly..
Lately I've read the news about how a singaporean spent SGD$140, 000 on training to be a pilot at sia flying college as a private candidate and graduated with a license, flight hours only to be rejected from SIA itself...he was peeved about it, posted his thoughts on the news and was given a tactful reply.
I am wondering out loud to all our fellow aviators/aspiring aviators...if pursuing a career as a pilot is worth the effort anymore despite the uncertainty, working conditions, etc?
I am one of those people who loves flying enough that when I was training for my PPL, I'd be content to just hang out at the hangar near the runway, watching planes land and takeoff after/before my flight lessons...it seemed like the best period of time in my life, and I wasnt getting paid or anything, it was challenging juggling school, flight lessons/exams, extracurriculars...but definitely fantastic, because I was fulfilling a childhood dream.
However, as I grow up, I've become more cautious after reading so much about the industry (alot from this forum)..so much more is at stake now it feels, you're older, got more responsibility,etc etc...but still there's a side of me that wants to put all of the negativity aside and give commercial flying my best shot, to take that risk.
I hope to seek your opinion on whether such notions are worth heeding, are these times okay for letting reason and logic drive me, and people in a similar situation, towards completing college and getting a job or should passion still play a role in fighting for the chance to be a pilot with a commercial airline?
thanks for your thoughts.
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